O Ambassador Fall Events & Dates Cardboard City: “Changing the World One Box at a Time” In conjunction with Edgewood/Butler Tech FFA, the O Ambassadors will work to raise awareness and funds for poverty occurring in Butler County and South Asia.Students are being asked to seek at least $70.00 in donations to participate in this event.The money will be split 50/50 to help low income families in Trenton and to raise money to build a school in South Asia.This event is open for participation to all Edgewood students and staff. Students and staff who choose to participate will spend the night living as though they were homeless, sleeping on the lawn of EHS.Participants will be awarded play money in which they will be required to purchase basic provisions.The inspirational event will be promoted locally, so that people can drive through while the students are here, receive statistics on poverty in Butler County and around the world, possibly use the event as a learning experience for their children (if applicable of course), and donate to the cause. Donations from local businesses are also being sought and students can receive a donation of this kind to cover his or her $70.00 entrance donation.Businesses who participate will be eligible to receive, depending at which level they donate, their name on 2008 official “Cardboard City” t-shirt and a placard at the event.We will also make t-shirts available for staff to purchase a week or two before the big night. EHS/Army Talent Show: Rock for Poverty! The O Ambassadors are teaming up with the U.S. Army to rock for poverty!A talent show will be held during periods 5, 6, and 7.Tickets for the show are $5.00 and will be sold at lunch. Teachers are encouraged to participate in the show, but are not required to try out or purchase tickets.
O Ambassador Schedule of Events September 23rd:O Ambassadors and FFA members are given instruction packets to begin seeking donations for Cardboard City. September 24th:Video shown during Channel One, asking rest of student body to participate.O Ambassadors visit freshmen homerooms to promote event. October 20th and 21st:Auditions for talent show are at 5:00 P.M. in band room.Bands on 21st, all other performers should tryout on first day.Tickets are made available. November 7th: Talent Show! Donations must be turned in for Cardboard City by this date to participate.A list of student participants will follow. November 25th:Teacher Jean Day, $4.00 donation (you can also purchase an O Ambassador t-shirt or wear orange to represent your awareness of poverty). Cardboard City Assembly (only for student participants)—students will be out 4th-7th period participating in homeless and poverty awareness activities. Cardboard City begins at 5:00 P.M. and ends at 9:00 A.M. the following morning.
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O Ambassador Fall Events & Dates
Cardboard City: “Changing the World One Box at a Time”
In conjunction with Edgewood/Butler Tech FFA, the O Ambassadors will work to raise awareness and funds for poverty occurring in Butler County and South Asia. Students are being asked to seek at least $70.00 in donations to participate in this event. The money will be split 50/50 to help low income families in Trenton and to raise money to build a school in South Asia. This event is open for participation to all Edgewood students and staff.
Students and staff who choose to participate will spend the night living as though they were homeless, sleeping on the lawn of EHS. Participants will be awarded play money in which they will be required to purchase basic provisions. The inspirational event will be promoted locally, so that people can drive through while the students are here, receive statistics on poverty in Butler County and around the world, possibly use the event as a learning experience for their children (if applicable of course), and donate to the cause.
Donations from local businesses are also being sought and students can receive a donation of this kind to cover his or her $70.00 entrance donation. Businesses who participate will be eligible to receive, depending at which level they donate, their name on 2008 official “Cardboard City” t-shirt and a placard at the event. We will also make t-shirts available for staff to purchase a week or two before the big night.
EHS/Army Talent Show: Rock for Poverty!
The O Ambassadors are teaming up with the U.S. Army to rock for poverty! A talent show will be held during periods 5, 6, and 7. Tickets for the show are $5.00 and will be sold at lunch. Teachers are encouraged to participate in the show, but are not required to try out or purchase tickets.
O Ambassador Schedule of Events
September 23rd: O Ambassadors and FFA members are given instruction packets to begin seeking donations for Cardboard City.
September 24th: Video shown during Channel One, asking rest of student body to participate. O Ambassadors visit freshmen homerooms to promote event.
October 20th and 21st: Auditions for talent show are at 5:00 P.M. in band room. Bands on 21st, all other performers should tryout on first day. Tickets are made available.
November 7th: Talent Show!
Donations must be turned in for Cardboard City by this date to participate. A list of student participants will follow.
November 25th: Teacher Jean Day, $4.00 donation (you can also purchase an O Ambassador t-shirt or wear orange to represent your awareness of poverty).
Cardboard City Assembly (only for student participants)—students will be out 4th-7th period participating in homeless and poverty awareness activities.
Cardboard City begins at 5:00 P.M. and ends at 9:00 A.M. the following morning.
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